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In 1667, Captain Luis López was alcalde mayor (mayor) of the Piro Pueblo of Senecú. It appears that he had a hacienda on the east bank of the Rio Grande. During the 18th century, the estancia was mentioned in the journals of a few travellers, though it had been abandoned after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. The village of Luis Lopez appears to have been founded by the early to mid 1830s. At that time, it was located on the west bank of the Rio Grande, just east of its present-day site.

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Conrad HiltonConrad HiltonSan Antonio · 5 miElfego BacaElfego BacaSocorro · 5 miRSRobert Fortune SanchezSocorro · 5 miGAGail ArmstrongSocorro · 5 miLZLonnie ZamoraMagdalena · 21 miLSLouis E. SaavedraSocorro · 5 mi
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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Luis Lopez is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Luis Lopez has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is August Holver Hilton House in Socorro, 4.2 miles away.

Luis Lopez and the nearest listed places

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August Holver Hilton HouseRufina Vigil HouseHouse at 405 Park StreetNestor P. Eaton HouseJames Gurden Fitch HouseCaptain Michael Cooney House

Closest to Luis Lopez

August Holver Hilton HouseSocorro · Building4.2miRufina Vigil HouseSocorro · Building4.4miHouse at 405 Park StreetSocorro · Building4.5miNestor P. Eaton HouseSocorro · Built 18934.5miJames Gurden Fitch HouseSocorro · Built 18934.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. August Holver Hilton House’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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